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Sunday, December 25, 2016

Christmas Set of Cards


What was most fun about these coordinating cards is using retired patterned papers -- and using the same prints for different patterned cards. I think that they make a nice set!

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Merry Everything Snowfun Card



This is one of my favorite holiday cards because I love the patterned papers and die cut horse and sleigh on the snowy grounds. Both are retired Stamping' Up! items, but they made a great card. And a lot of people at vending fairs appreciated the sentiment -- which surprised me.



Friday, December 23, 2016

Project Life Christmas Card Set

Here's a few Christmas cards that I made with Project Life's December 2016 card set from Stamping' Up! I love that I had coordinating card stock in the same colors - and love the pop of color on the two. I added some circuit cut snowflakes and rhinestone centers.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Retro Christmas Card


Here's my simple retro Christmas card - using retired Stamping' Up! stamp and patterned paper. I love the sentiment style and how it goes with the patterned paper. It reminds me of my grandmother's house during the holidays - warm and cozy, making me nostalgic for bygone Christmases.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Revised Nugget Tins




I revised my Nugget Tins bows with belly bands. I have to admit, this neat, clean look sold better. The old bows became disheveled as I went from fair to fair, even with the wire too. These sold nicely and I have a few remaining ones to give as token Holiday gifts. I made them with retired holiday DSP and used the Tin of Tags coordinating stamp set -- and stamped them onto circles made with the circle framelits. The die cut on the above tin is made with the Holly Berry Builder Punch.



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Monday, December 19, 2016

Santa's Reindeer and Holiday Treats for the Kids and Something for the Adults


Heres a few Santa's reindeer and holiday treats for the kids-- as simple as they were, they were my biggest sellers in all of the vending events that I participated in. 

The Magic Reindeer Food tubes received lots of "ohh, how cute" -- and many people shared their sweet memories with sprinkling it down on the snow on Christmas Eve - and wanted to continue the tradition, even with their grandchildren. The deer die cut is really a moose, but with the goggle eyes, looks more like a deer, don't you agree? Next year, they get red noses!



The M& Ms treats, in hindsight, should have matched the M&Ms better -- but they were still a hit for stocking stuffers. Not much else to say except that filling the 1x8 cello bags was very time consuming. So much so, since Stamping' Up! is not longer carrying these bags, I will not make them again. I will make equally cute stocking stuffers for next year...Just have to figure out what.

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Now this one is for the adults. Here's a few Dove chocolates packaged in 2x8 cello bags -- caramel, milk and dark chocolate. Not a big seller at the Holiday fairs, but those who love Dove, bought them. 

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Fry Boxes Filled with Lindt Chocolates


I made a few die cut Fry Boxes filled with Lindt chocolates for selling at craft and Christmas vending fairs this year. I used some retired double-sided Christmas-themed DSP for the base and used the retired poinsettia punch for the flowers. The punch cuts two sizes of petals - with both ends coming to a point. It takes lots of layering to get a full flower -- and I used Mono glue to attach. Yes, this project took a lot of time. Like hours. Only a fellow crafter, like you, could understand. I used the new circle dies, the Layering Circle Framelits Dies for the layered circles and the Box of Tags coordinating stamp set for Joy to the World sentimentTin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set. I really love the clean lines and script fonts in that set.

Thanks for taking a look!


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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Hershey Nugget Tins


Hershey Nugget Tins are pretty easy to make. Start out with 1 inch by 3 inches of patterned paper strips. You will need 12 nuggets and strips of paper. Wrap the papers around each nugget, glueing down the backside. I used Tomboy multi glue instead of strip glue because I have had the nugget wrappers come undone with strip glue. Just be neat because multi glue is tacky, and any spillage will make the nuggets stick to the tin. I wrapped it up with a bow, and am happy with how they turned out. I do think tags would be the finishing touch, so if there is time, I can add them. In the meantime, I am making more craft items for my upcoming fairs.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Altered Christmas Post-Its


Here's some Altered Christmas Post-Its, using retired Stamping' Up! DSP (designer series paper). Finding the measurements is always so hard to find, so here they are:

Cut Card Stock 3 1/4 x 7 3/8.
Score 3 1/8; 3 1/2; 3 7/8.

I found that Tombow Multi-glue is the best for this project. The tape strips don't seem to hold things down. I recommend SU card stock because it is study enough to handle the post its and pen -- with nice, sharp scoring.

How to actually make these? I have found a few tube videos the help. But basically, you are scoring the paper, making a sturdy mini pen holder by flatting one edge, which I glue down, and snipping the side of one to be the base of the pen holder. I realize my directions may not be the best, so in the future I will do a how-to video.

I packaged them in 4 1/4 x 6 cello bags, folding over the top. Then I stapled the bag and topper together, covering the staple with a punched snowflake, and adding a rhinestone to the centers.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Santa Wrapper Hershey Bars


At every craft fair, Santa Wrapper Hershey Bars are a hit -- and here's to hoping that they sell well again! And if there are leftovers, friends and family are interested in buying them for small holiday gifts, like for the mailman and they will add a card and tip. And I have teachers on my list who are getting these too. I also need another case of bars -- and card stock supplies, so I can make more.

Here's my Santa Wrapper Hershey Bar measurements, and my source is now a dead link, but I modified them so I am happy. I figure why not share them here -- and an added bonus, I don't have to worry about misplacing them!

Overall red wrapper: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. If you want to cover the edge (which I tape down), do 5 1/2 x 6. I used Stamping' Up!'s Real Red 12x12, getting four squares out of one sheet.
Score: 1 1/2; 1 3/4; 4; 4 1/4

Santa white coat trim: 1 x 4. I used glitter white card stock that I found on sale in the summer. I will be ordering Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper -- and I think that they will come out even better.

Belt: 1 x 5 1/2. Regular  Stamping' Up! Black card stock - and when I ran out, some American Crafts.

Interior belt: 1x1. Same as above.

Gold buckle: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4. Stamping' Up!'s Gold Glimmer Paper.

Buttons: 1/2 inch circles (I cut these on my circuit, but you can use a punch instead). Same black card stock. I did cut "real" buttons with holes, but a small round punch will do.


In the past, I have also done bright green elves and had some sickly green card stock and put Grinch faces on them. The link is here.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Stamping' Up! Demonstrators Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness


This is part of a First Ever Ultimate PINK Blog Hop as Stampin' Up! demonstrators use our creativity for good, turning the internet -- and especially Pinterest -- pink for one day. The challenge is for us to create something pink with current SU products.



I used the "You've Got This" stamp set. I love the flower and the sentiment "I'm Here For You." Both were embossed with black, and the flower was fussy cut with Snips. I love how these scissors handled such close cutting. I also used the Banner Triple punch - layering the sentiment so it popped again the whisper white card stock. The card front was matted with "Pop of Pink" DSP and the bright Melon Mambo.
Thank you for stopping by my blog! Continue to be inspired and take a look at all of the participants are listed to help you as you hop along and be inspired by pink.


Join us as we Craft Pink for one day:

PINK MONDAY: October 3, 2016

Stampin' Up! Demonstrators Worldwide United in Creativity

1. Janet Wakeland  
2. Nancy Gauthier  
3. Jason Loucks  
4. Jennifer Blomquist  
5. Wendy Cranford  
6. Karen Zaring Browning  
7. Patty Chenail  
8. isabelle lefebvre  
9. Leanne Johnson  
10. Dena Albee  
11. Lori Mueller  
12. Chris Kolly  
13. Rachel Yurkanin  
14. Raquelle Clifton  
15. Shel Anderson  
16. Candy Ford  
17. Chris Slogar  
18. Maria Pane  
19. Holly Pedersen  
20. Jen Guarino  
21. Jeannette Gauthier-Carterie Plus  
22. Susan Timchack  
23. Melissa Thomas  
24. France Labrecque - Création Encre et Papier  
25. Noa's Créas  
26. Fiona Stanton  
27. Kelly Kent  
28. Amanda Sevall  
29. Kimberly Van Diepen  
30. Janneke de Jong  
31. Nichole Loe  
32. Megan Herst  
33. Melissa Stout  
34. Kristin Kortonick  
35. Lisa Pretto  
36. Ilse van Vliet  
37. Kylie Bertucci  
38. Mary Dredge  
39. Karen Titus  
40. Claire Daly  
41. Constanze Wirtz  
42. Linda Bartolucci  
43. Lea Denton  
44. Candice Fields  
45. Dawn Thomas  
46. Sherri Price  
47. Maria Willis  
48. Tammy Bristol  
49. Cindy Mitchell-Clark  
50. Linda Cullen  
51. Carol Hickman  
52. Teresa Howe  
53. M.E. Stites  
54. Lisa Tedder  
55. Monika Davis  
56. Laura Pizzirusso  
57. Nancy Ferb  
58. Tracie Evans Langley  
59. Brenda Copper  
60. Amanda Rogers  
61. Michelle Zanotti  
62. Janette Zmich  
63. Connie Deibler  
64. Judith Oveson  
65. Melody Tess Rollins  
66. Anne Matasci  
67. Alisa Tilsner  
68. Crystal Kondo  
69. Jennifer Downey